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Jackie Padilla @jackienpadilla I'm REALLY concerned about Flounder #LittleMermaid Live 5:37 PM 5 Nov 2019

Kris Kringle. @mynamekika Replying to @KeyWiz13 thank you SO much for providing me new meme material 5 Nov 2019 6:15 PM

Allison the Disney Diva @Daviesallison1A The award for scariest puppet goes to you Flounder #LittleMermaid Live #TheLittleMermaidLive 6:07 PM - 5 Nov 2019 from North Carolina, USA

Tony Maglio @TonyMaglio Made direct eye contact with #TheLittleMermaid Live Flounder puppet so l'll be dead in 7 days 7:02 PM 5 Nov 2019

Sugar Rum Cherry @imanimlewis Flounder is going through it henny #TheLittleMermaid Live 6:22 PM 5 Nov 2019

hailstorm @haleyjeanne When you order online vss when it comes in the mail #TheLittleMermaid Live 5 Nov 2019 6:04 PM

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Little Mermaid Live: Flounder Puppet refers to the character Flounder featured in the ABC live performance of Disney's The Little Mermaid. During the live television performance in November 2019, Twitter users commented heavily on the the puppets low-quality appearance and stare.

Origin

On November 5th, The Little Mermaid Live! aired on ABC channel. That day, ABC uploaded a potion of the performance to YouTube (shown below). The clip features Flounder as a puppet. The video gained over 170,800 views in a day.

Spread

On November 5th, 2019, Twitter users began commenting on the puppet's appearance. Twitter user @PianoPrincess3^[1] tweeted, "I know Disney owns the Muppets, but that aint no reason to let Flounder look like an inbred Muppet" (shown below, left). The tweet accumulated over 500 likes and 70 retweets in a day. Twitter user @TylerJRoney^[2] compared the puppet to the original animated Flounder in a tweet that received over 700 likes in a day (shown below, center). Twitter user @Syracuse_716^[3] compared the puppet to something bought on Wish (shown below, right).

PianoPrincessS @PianoPrincess3 #TheLittleMermaid Live I know Disney owns the Muppets, but that aint no reason to let Flounder look like an inbred Muppet. 6:03 PM 5 Nov 2019

Tyler Roney @TylerJRoney You vs. the flounder she told you not to worry about. #TheLittleMermaidLive 5:39 PM -5 Nov 2019

Steve Siragusa @Syracuse_716 Flounder looks like Disney ordered it off the Wish app. #TheLittleMermaidLive 6:05 PM 5 Nov 2019

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External References

^[1] Twitter – PianoPrincess3

^[2] Twitter – TylerJRoney

^[3] Twitter – Syracuse_716

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